India News | Man Commits Suicide Inside Police Station

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 31-year-old man, who was arrested in an abetment to suicide case, allegedly took his own life inside a police station Tuesday, officials said.

Amritsar, Oct 19 (PTI) A 31-year-old man, who was arrested in an abetment to suicide case, allegedly took his own life inside a police station Tuesday, officials said.

Dilpreet Singh was arrested after his wife Paramjit Kaur committed suicide two days ago.

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He was booked under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complaint filed by his wife's parents.

Singh's family said that he committed suicide as he was arrested on the basis of "false" statement.

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Before ending his life, Singh wrote a suicide note on the wall of the lock up at the police station.

Police said Singh committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance.

A magisterial inquiry has been initiated in this regard, they said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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